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Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for $15 million and the fans already proved her case

published · May 11, 3:47 PM · $0.00 total · published 48d ago
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Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for $15 million because they printed her face on TV boxes without asking. Emma's angle: this is actually a story about what a woman's image is worth and who gets to decide. The fans saying 'I bought the TV because Dua was on it' is the most honest endorsement data Samsung has ever had — and they still thought they didn't need to pay for it. Button: the audacity is the feature, not the bug.

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Samsung printed Dua Lipa's face on TV boxes — photo from Austin City Limits 2024 — without asking, without paying, and when she told them to stop, they reportedly responded in a "dismissive and callous" manner. She's now suing for $15 million. Copyright infringement, right of publicity, Lanham Act. The whole menu.

Here's the part that should end the conversation immediately. The lawsuit includes real social media posts from fans who said the packaging is why they bought the TV. "I wasn't even planning on buying a tv but I saw the box so I decided to get it." One person wrote: "Just put a picture of Dua Lipa on it." Samsung got measurable, documented consumer behavior from her face and still thought they didn't owe her a conversation, let alone a contract. That's not an oversight. That's a choice.

Lipa's team emphasizes she is selective with endorsements. That selectiveness is the asset. She has worked with Versace, Chanel, YSL. Her name on a product means something because she guards it. Samsung didn't just use her image — they borrowed the value she spent years building and decided the invoice was optional. The fans who said they bought the TV because of her are the most honest endorsement data Samsung has ever collected. The audacity isn't a side effect of what happened here. It's the whole structure of it.

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samsung used her face, fans bought the tvs, and they still said no thanks on the payment #dualipa #samsung #entertainmentnews #femaleartists

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